Coder

/ˈkoʊdər/ noun

A person who writes computer code or programming instructions. Someone who creates software applications, websites, or systems through programming languages.

From 'code' plus the agent suffix '-er'. 'Code' derives from Latin 'codex' meaning 'book', evolving through French to mean 'system of rules', then in the 20th century to mean 'programming instructions'.

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